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Anonymous
Document Boxlate 17th - 18th century

Not on view
Dome-topped chest covered in slate-green leather or lacquered canvas with gilt brass corner mounts, a large scrolling escutcheon, and East Asian-style painted scenes in gold
Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
Document Box
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 17th - 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Brownish-black lacquer with maki-e (sprinkled gold and tin powder design), silver or pewter makie bands, gilded bronze fittings
Dimensions
9 1/4 x 14 x 7 1/2 in. (23.495 x 35.56 x 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Nessley
Accession Number
M.78.71.2
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Japanese Art